Flashlight Review

[BadOscar]

I have been wanting a small led flashlight for a while and was planning on getting a Fenix PD22. But I found this Nitecore MT1C on ebay that looked nice and the specs were a little better than the Fenix. 190 Lumens max output for the Fenix vs. 280 Lumens for the Nitecore. I got it here and it arrived in just a couple days. There are a couple youtube videos of it on this guys auction. Here is a pic next to a Minimag for comparison.



It takes just a single 123 battery.



This little light is super bright. It has six different modes, Turbo, High, Medium, Low, SOS, and Strobe. You switch the modes by pressing the tail cap half way. It came with a clip, lanyard, spare tail cap button and a couple spare washers.

I got out my Ryobi 18v light to compare the brightness.



In this next picture the Ryobi beam is on bottom and Nitecore on top. The Nitecore beam is brighter, clearer, and cleaner looking. Very impressive really. So for $38.95 I give this little light a thumbs up. If you want something a little bigger and even brighter they also make one that holds 2 batteries called the MT2C that you can find on ebay for about the same price.

[ColMike]

Alex, Good writeup. I think I have more flashlights than I do 1911s. I have one of these and use it regularly.

[AutoMag]

Great write-up Alex!!

When buying the CR123 batteries make sure you buy a reputable brand as some of the cheaper ones listed on ebay can be dangerous!!

[deputybpfife]

Looks like a great flashlight. I'm looking for a new one, too. I may give this a try.

[Boats]

I've been carrying a Nitecore light for years.

It's small, light, bright, and bulletproof.

In my mind you couldn't have done better.

Good review, thanks Alex!

Tom

[Dave Waits]

Interesting! I did a small experiment myself a while back. I keep a three D-cell smallhead Maglight by the nightstand. I put new Duracell Batteries and a new Krypton Bulb in it. Focused the head to a narrow beam and then compared it to my Surefire E1E 'Executive-Elite' with a two position LED head. While the Maglight was bright and well-focused, the Surefire was brighter at the same distance on the high side. Now, the color was closer in my test but that may well be the Krypton Bulb.

[Riverpigusmc]

Great review. Only advantage the old fullsize maglights had was being able to beat someone senseless with one when shooting them wasn't an option. These new little lights do a better job illuminating

[titanse05]

Do you think that this light would work well as a weapon mounted light? I'm guessing that it doesn't have any anti-shock built into the design but I like the size, weight and output of this little flashlight.

[BadOscar]

I'm not sure. The only smooth place for a mount is way up front. I supose it may work if it fit and you could find a mount the right size.

[titanse05]

I have a ring mount that is probably too wide for the centermost stationary part of the light.

IWC Radial Light Mount